Acts 7 Cross References - Haweis

¹ THEN said the high-priest, Are these things so? ² He replied, Men, brethren, and fathers, hear me: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, ³ and said to him, Go forth out of thy country, and from among thy relations, and come hither to a land which I will shew thee. ⁴ Then he went out from the country of the Chaldeans, and, dwelt in Charran: and from thence, after his father was dead, God removed him as a sojourner into this very country, in which we now dwell. ⁵ Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not so much as the print of his foot: yet he promised to give it for a possession to him and to his seed after him, when he had no son. ⁶ Then spake God to him thus, That his seed should sojourn in a foreign land: and that they should enslave it, and grievously afflict it, four hundred years. ⁷ And the nation by which they shall be enslaved will I judge, said God: and after these things they shall come out, and shall worship me in this place. ⁸ And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. ⁹ And the patriarchs, envious, sold Joseph into Egypt: yet God was with him, ¹⁰ and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house. ¹¹ Then came a famine upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress: and our fathers found no provisions. ¹² But when Jacob heard that there were provisions in Egypt, he sent our fathers, the first time. ¹³ And the second time Joseph was made known unto his brethren; and Joseph's family was made known unto Pharaoh. ¹⁴ Then sent Joseph, and invited his father Jacob to come to him, and all his kindred, consisting of seventy-five persons. ¹⁵ So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, himself, and our fathers, ¹⁶ and they removed him to Sychem, and laid him in the sepulchre which Abraham had bought, at a price paid in silver, of the sons of Emmor, the father of Shechem. ¹⁷ But as the time of the promise which God had with an oath confirmed unto Abraham drew nigh, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt, ¹⁸ until another king arose, who knew not Joseph. ¹⁹ This man, forming crafty designs against our nation, grievously treated our fathers, so as to cause them to expose their children, in order to exterminate the race. ²⁰ At which time Moses was born, and was endued with singular beauty from God, who was brought up three months in the house of his father: ²¹ and when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter took him home, and brought him up for herself, as a son. ²² And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of Egypt, and was mighty in words and actions. ²³ But when he had completed his fortieth year, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. ²⁴ And seeing one of them treated injuriously, he defended him, and executed vengeance for him who had suffered the outrage, smiting the Egyptian. ²⁵ For he thought that his brethren would understand that God by his hand would give them deliverance: but they understood not. ²⁶ And the following day he shewed himself to them as they were fighting, and urged them to peace, saying, My friends, ye are brethren; wherefore do ye ill treat one another? ²⁷ Then he who did his neighbour wrong thrust him from him, saying, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge over us? ²⁸ Wilt thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday? ²⁹ Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons. ³⁰ And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sinai the angel of the Lord, in a flame of fire in a bush. ³¹ But when Moses saw it, he marvelled at the sight: and as he was drawing nearer to observe it, a voice from the Lord came to him, ³² "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses trembling, dared not to look farther. ³³ Then the Lord said unto him, "Loose the sandal from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. ³⁴ Attentive I have beheld the evil treatment of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them. And now come hither, I will send thee into Egypt." ³⁵ This very Moses whom they had rejected, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. ³⁶ He brought them forth, after performing miracles and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years. ³⁷ This is the Moses who said unto the children of Israel, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren, as myself; him shall ye hear." ³⁸ This is he, who was with the church in the wilderness with the angel who spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the oracles of life to give unto us: ³⁹ to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt, ⁴⁰ saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us: for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what hath happened to him. ⁴¹ And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice for the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. ⁴² Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Have ye offered me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? ⁴³ Yet have ye taken up the tabernacle of Moloc, and the star of your god Remphan, those figures which ye made to pay adoration to them: and I will transport you beyond Babylon. ⁴⁴ The tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the wilderness, as he that spake to Moses commanded, that he should make it according to the model which he had seen. ⁴⁵ Which also our fathers having received, brought in with Joshua into the place possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out from before the presence of our fathers, unto the days of David; ⁴⁶ who found favour before God, and sought to procure an habitation for the God of Jacob. ⁴⁷ But Solomon built an house for him. ⁴⁸ Though the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as the prophet saith, ⁴⁹ "Heaven is my throne, and earth the footstool for my feet: what kind of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what place is there for my repose? ⁵⁰ hath not my hand made all these things?" ⁵¹ Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears, ye do always oppose yourselves against the Holy Ghost: as your fathers, so are ye. ⁵² Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they killed those who before published the tidings of the coming of that Righteous Person; of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers: ⁵³ who have received the law through arrangements of angels, yet have not observed it. ⁵⁴ Now when they heard these things, they were cut through their hearts as with a saw, and gnashed upon him with their teeth. ⁵⁵ But he being full of the Holy Ghost, and looking up stedfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; ⁵⁶ and he said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God. ⁵⁷ Then they screamed out with a great cry, and stopped their ears, and rushed all together upon him, ⁵⁸ and dragging him out of the city, stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, named Saul. ⁵⁹ And they stoned Stephen, in the act of prayer, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! ⁶⁰ Then falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, impute not to them this sin! And thus speaking, fell asleep.

⁶¹ said, This fellow said, I am able to pull down the temple of God, and to build it up in three days. ⁶² And the high-priest rising up, said to him, Answerest thou nothing? what do these men witness against thee?

⁵⁸ We have heard him affirm, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and after three days I will build another not made with hands. ⁵⁹ But even then their testimony was not correspondent. ⁶⁰ So the high-priest rising up in the midst interrogated Jesus, Answerest thou nothing? What is it that these witness against thee?

¹⁹ The high-priest then questioned Jesus concerning his disciples, and respecting his doctrine. ²⁰ Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I always taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews resorted; and in secret have I spoken nothing. ²¹ Why dost thou question me? ask those who have heard me, what I have spoken to them: lo, they know what I said.

³³ Pilate therefore entered again into the praetorium, and called Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the king of the Jews? ³⁴ Jesus answered him, Dost thou speak this from thyself, or did others speak to thee concerning me? ³⁵ Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee to me: what hast thou done?

¹³ and they set up false witnesses, saying, This man doth not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: ¹⁴ for we have heard him affirm, that Jesus the Nazarean, even he, will destroy this place, and change the accustomed ordinances which Moses delivered to us.

¹³ And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen!

¹⁴ Glory in the highest heavens to God! and upon earth, peace! towards men complacence.

¹⁴ And the Word became incarnate, and tabernacled with us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

⁴¹ These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

¹ MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my apology which I now offer unto you.

⁷ So when he had said this, a great dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

⁸ which none of the rulers of this world have known: for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

⁴ among whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dart its bright beams upon them. ⁵ For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. ⁶ For the God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, he hath shined into our hearts, to give illumination of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

¹³ expecting the blessed hope, and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

³ who being the splendour of his glory, and the very impress of his substance, and upholding all things with his powerful word, by himself having effected the cleansing of our sins, he sat down at the right hand of Majesty on high;

¹¹ Worthy art thou, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power; for thou hast created all things, and by thy will they exist, and were created.

¹² crying with a loud voice, Worthy is the slaughtered lamb to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and glory, and blessing. ¹³ And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and those who are on the sea, and all things which are therein, heard I, saying, To him who is seated on the throne, and to the lamb, be blessing, and honour, and glory, and might for ever and ever.

³⁷ He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.

³³ So then, every one of you who will not part with all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

¹⁷ "Wherefore go forth from the midst of them, and be ye separated, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you,

⁸ By faith Abraham, called to go forth unto a place which he should in future obtain as an heritage, obeyed; and he went forth, not knowing whither he was going. ⁹ By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise. ¹⁰ For he expected a city having foundations, of which God is the planner and architect.

¹³ All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but beholding them at a great distance, though believing and embracing them, and confessing that they were strangers and sojourners in the land. ¹⁴ Now they who speak thus, shew evidently that they are in earnest search of their native country. ¹⁵ And if indeed they had fixed their minds on that from whence they had gone forth, they might have had opportunity to go back to it again. ¹⁶ But now their longing desires are after a better country, that is, the heavenly one: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared a city for them.

¹⁷ Now this I say, the covenant confirmed of God to Christ, the law, which was given three hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, so as to vacate the promise.

² Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren,

²² Because Moses ordered you circumcision; (not that it comes from Moses, but from our ancestors;) so ye circumcise a man on the sabbath-day.

²⁹ Men and brethren, permit me to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he hath been both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us to this day.

¹⁰ How then was it imputed to him? when circumcised, or while uncircumcised? Not when circumcised, but whilst uncircumcised.

⁹ For the word of promise is this, At that time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son. ¹⁰ And not only so; but when Rebecca also had conception by one, even Isaac our father; ¹¹ (though the children were not yet born, nor had done any thing good or evil, that according to the election of God the purpose might abide, not from works, but from him who called;) ¹² it was said unto her, "That the elder shall be servant to the younger." ¹³ As it is written, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."

¹⁵ Brethren, I speak humanly; to use a similitude, a man's testament, if it be passed in legal form, no man can vacate, or add thereunto.

⁴ Now observe how great is this [Melchisedec], to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave the tenth of the spoils.

¹⁸ For he knew that out of envy they had delivered him up.

¹⁸ And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and preserve me for his celestial kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹¹ Behold, we esteem those blessed who patiently endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; for the Lord is full of bowels of mercy, and tenderly compassionate.

¹⁴ And I said to him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are persons who are come out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.

²¹ By faith, dying Jacob blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and bowed down in adoration upon the top of his staff. ²² By faith Joseph, approaching his end, made mention of the children of Israel's departure thence; and gave a charge respecting his bones.

⁶ Then spake God to him thus, That his seed should sojourn in a foreign land: and that they should enslave it, and grievously afflict it, four hundred years.

¹⁷ The God of this people Israel selected our fathers, and exalted the people during their abode in the land of Egypt, and with a mighty arm brought he them out of it.

⁸ But let not this particular be concealed from you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹ The Lord doth not delay the promise (as some count it delay); but is longsuffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should have space for repentance.

⁴ And his tail drew a third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them on the earth: and the dragon placed himself before the woman who was ready to be delivered, that when she should bring forth, he might devour her babe. ⁵ And she brought forth a male child, who should rule the nations with an iron sceptre: and her infant was caught up to God, and his throne.

²³ By faith Moses, after he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child singularly beautiful; and they were not intimidated by the command of the king. ²⁴ By faith Moses, when he became a grown man, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

¹⁹ And he said to them, Of what sort? and they said to him, Those which relate to Jesus the Nazarean, who was a man, a prophet, mighty in word and deed before God and all the people:

³⁶ Then after certain days said Paul to Barnabas, Let us now return and visit our brethren in every city among whom we have preached the word of the Lord, that we may see how they hold on.

¹⁶ But thanks be to God, who put the same solicitude for you into the heart of Titus.

¹² Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always been obedient, not only during my presence with you, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling work out your own salvation. ¹³ For it is God who worketh effectually in you both to will and to perform of his good pleasure.

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he became a grown man, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; ²⁵ choosing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God, than to have a temporary fruition of sin; ²⁶ esteeming the reproach of Christ riches greater than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked earnestly to the recompence of reward.

¹⁷ Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, descending from the father of illuminations, with whom there is no variableness, nor shadow of change.

¹⁷ For God hath put it into their hearts to do his will, to perform one purpose, even to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

¹⁰ Then Simon Peter having a sword, drew it, and struck a servant of the high-priest, and cut off his right ear. Now the servant's name was Malchas. ¹¹ Then said Jesus to Peter, Put up thy sword into the scabbard: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

²⁵ Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Then said they to him, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. ²⁶ One of the servants of the high-priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did I not see thee in the garden with him? ²⁷ Then again Peter denied: and instantly the cock crew.

²⁸ Wilt thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?

³² But they understood not the meaning of that declaration, and were afraid to ask him.

⁴⁵ And they understood not that declaration, and it was hid from them, that they should not comprehend its meaning: and they were afraid to ask him concerning that saying.

³⁴ And they understood none of these things: and the saying was concealed from them, and they knew not the things which were spoken.

²⁷ So when they arrived they called the church together, and related what great things God had done by them, and that he had opened to the heathen the door of faith.

⁴ Then when they arrived at Jerusalem, they were cordially received by the church, and the apostles and presbyters, and they related how great things God had done by them.

⁷ When after much dispute, Peter arose, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know that a considerable time ago God chose among us, by my mouth, that the Gentiles should hear the gospel-word, and believe.

¹⁹ And after embracing them, he related every particular of the things which God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

¹⁸ For I will not dare to say any thing of those things which Christ hath not wrought by my ministry, to engage the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

⁹ For we are God's fellowlabourers: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

¹ WE then as labourers with him, exhort you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:

²⁹ for which also I am labouring, conflicting in the energy of his might, which worketh in me powerfully.

¹⁷ These things I command you, that ye love one another. ¹⁸ If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before you.

⁶ But brother goes to law with brother, and this before the unbelievers. ⁷ Now verily therefore there is altogether a fault among you, because ye have law-suits one with another. Why do ye not rather submit to the wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? ⁸ But ye do wrong and defraud, and that the brethren.

¹ IF there be then any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any communion of spirit, if any bowels and compassions,

³ Let nothing be done contentiously or vain-gloriously; but in humility reckoning others superior to yourselves.

¹¹ For this is the commandment which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. ¹² Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother: and wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous. ¹³ Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. ¹⁴ We know that we are passed out of [a state of] death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death. ¹⁵ Every one who hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath life eternal abiding in him.

²³ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him, as he was teaching, demanding, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

¹⁴ But he said to him, Man, who made me a judge and a divider among you?

³⁶ Jesus replied, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom had been of this world, then would my servants have struggled hard, that I should not have been delivered up to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from hence. ³⁷ Then said Pilate unto him. Art thou not a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. For this end I was born, and for this I came into the world, that I should be a witness for the truth. Every one who is of the truth heareth my voice.

¹² Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews clamoured, saying, If thou release this fellow, thou art no friend of Caesar's: every one who professes himself a king, speaks in opposition to Caesar. ¹³ When Pilate therefore heard this speech, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat, in a place called the Stone Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. ¹⁴ And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith to the Jews, Behold your King! ¹⁵ But they cried vociferously, Away with him, away! crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

¹³ The God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him. ¹⁴ But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and besought that a man, a murderer, might as a favour be given unto you; ¹⁵ but ye slew the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead: of which we are witnesses.

⁷ And placing them in the midst, they interrogated them, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this thing?

¹¹ This is the stone which, though set at nought by you builders, is become the head of the corner. ¹² And there is no salvation in any other person: for there is no other name under heaven given unto men, whereby we must be saved.

³³ But when they heard this, they were cut asunder as with a saw, and took counsel how to make away with them.

³⁵ This very Moses whom they had rejected, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

³⁹ to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,

⁵⁴ Now when they heard these things, they were cut through their hearts as with a saw, and gnashed upon him with their teeth.

²⁶ But concerning the dead, that they do rise; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

³⁷ Now that the dead are raised, even Moses intimated at the bush, when he called the Lord, "the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob."

¹⁷ But as the time of the promise which God had with an oath confirmed unto Abraham drew nigh, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

³² "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses trembling, dared not to look farther.

²⁵ For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds with Jerusalem that now is, and is in bondage with her children.

⁶ And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly affrighted.

³² "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

⁸ Then Simon Peter seeing it, fell down on his knees before Jesus, saying, Go from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord!

¹³ The God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

⁴ and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? ⁵ Then said he, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting: It is difficult for thee to kick against the goads. ⁶ And trembling and amazed he said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

¹⁶ But now their longing desires are after a better country, that is, the heavenly one: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared a city for them.

¹⁷ And when I beheld him, I fell at his feet as dead: and he laid his right hand upon me, saying to me, Fear not; I am the first and the last, ¹⁸ And this voice we heard coming out of heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.

¹³ Though no man hath ascended into heaven, except he that descended from heaven, that Son of man the I am in heaven.

³⁸ For I came down from heaven, not with a view to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

¹⁴ But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to rule over us.

⁴⁰ Then again they all clamoured, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

¹⁵ But they cried vociferously, Away with him, away! crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

³⁶ Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him Lord and Messiah, even that very Jesus whom ye crucified.

²² For Moses truly said unto the fathers, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like myself; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall speak to you.

³¹ Him hath God exalted at his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sins.

⁹ And the patriarchs, envious, sold Joseph into Egypt: yet God was with him, ¹⁰ and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house. ¹¹ Then came a famine upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress: and our fathers found no provisions. ¹² But when Jacob heard that there were provisions in Egypt, he sent our fathers, the first time. ¹³ And the second time Joseph was made known unto his brethren; and Joseph's family was made known unto Pharaoh. ¹⁴ Then sent Joseph, and invited his father Jacob to come to him, and all his kindred, consisting of seventy-five persons. ¹⁵ So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, himself, and our fathers,

²⁷ Then he who did his neighbour wrong thrust him from him, saying, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge over us? ²⁸ Wilt thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?

³⁰ And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sinai the angel of the Lord, in a flame of fire in a bush.

⁵¹ Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears, ye do always oppose yourselves against the Holy Ghost: as your fathers, so are ye.

¹⁵ Who is the image of the invisible God, the prime author of all creation:

² For if the discourse spoken by angels was confirmed, and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment as its due,

³ And they sung the sacred ode of Moses the servant of the Lord, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, O King of saints.

⁴² Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Have ye offered me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

¹⁸ And about the space of forty years he bore with their behaviour in the wilderness.

⁹ not according to that covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I laid hold upon their hand to lead them up out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I took no longer care of them, saith the Lord.

³ And behold, there appeared to them, Moses and Elias talking with him. ⁴ Then Peter addressing him, said to Jesus, Lord, It is well that we are here; if it please thee, we will make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ⁵ And while he was yet speaking, behold, a luminous cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom is my delight; hear him!

⁷ And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

³⁰ And, lo! two men conversed with him, who were Moses and Elias: ³¹ who appeared in glory, and mentioned his departure, which he was ready to accomplish at Jerusalem.

³⁵ And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

⁴⁶ Which of you can convict me of sin? Now if I speak the truth, why do ye not believe me? ⁴⁷ He that is of God heareth the words of God: ye therefore do not hear him, because ye are not of God.

³⁷ Then said Pilate unto him. Art thou not a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. For this end I was born, and for this I came into the world, that I should be a witness for the truth. Every one who is of the truth heareth my voice.

²² For Moses truly said unto the fathers, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like myself; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall speak to you. ²³ But it shall come to pass, that every soul which will not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly exterminated from amidst the people."

³⁸ This is he, who was with the church in the wilderness with the angel who spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the oracles of life to give unto us:

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but the grace and the reality came by Jesus Christ.

⁶³ The Spirit is the life-giving power; the flesh contributeth nothing: the declarations which I make to you, they are spirit, and they are life.

⁵³ who have received the law through arrangements of angels, yet have not observed it.

² Much in every view: the principal one indeed is, that the oracles of God were entrusted to them.

⁴ who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the gift of the law, and the sacred service, and the promises;

⁶ But the righteousness that is by faith speaketh thus, "Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:) ⁷ or, Who shall descend into the abyss?" (that is, to bring Christ up again from the dead.) ⁸ But what saith it? "The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart:" that is, the word of faith which we preach; ⁹ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. ¹⁰ For with the heart faith is exercised unto righteousness; and with the mouth is confession made unto salvation.

¹⁹ To what end then was the law given? It was given on account of transgressions, until that seed should come to whom the promise was made, being delivered through the ministry of angels into the hand of a mediator.

¹² For the word of God is quickening, and energetic, and sharper than every two-edged sword, and piercing through and through, so as to divide both soul and spirit, both joints and spinal marrow, and critically judges the thoughts and intents of the heart.

¹² For though ye ought for the time to be teachers of others, ye have again need that some one teach you the leading principles of the oracles of God; and are become as those who need milk, and not solid food.

¹¹ If any man speak, let it be agreeably to the oracles of God; if any man act as a deacon, let it be from the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory and might for ever and ever. Amen.

²⁷ Then he who did his neighbour wrong thrust him from him, saying, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge over us?

⁵¹ Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears, ye do always oppose yourselves against the Holy Ghost: as your fathers, so are ye. ⁵² Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they killed those who before published the tidings of the coming of that Righteous Person; of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers:

²⁰ And the residue of mankind, who were not slain by these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of wood, and of stone: which can neither see nor hear, nor walk:

³⁶ He brought them forth, after performing miracles and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

²⁴ Wherefore God abandoned them, through the lusts of their own hearts, unto impurity, to dishonour their own bodies by themselves: ²⁵ who perverted the truth of God by falsehood, and worshipped and paid divine honours to the thing created instead of the Creator, who is blessed for evermore. Amen. ²⁶ For this cause God gave them up to dishonourable passions. For even their women did change the natural use into that which was contrary to nature; ²⁷ and likewise the men also, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lewdness one towards another; men with men committing indecency, and receiving in themselves the recompence of their delusion, which was meet. ²⁸ And since they thought not fit to hold the Deity in acknowledgment, God abandoned them to a reprobate mind, to practise deeds unbecoming;

¹⁰ and in every unrighteous delusion among those who perish: in consequence of which things they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And for this cause God shall send unto them the energy of delusion, that they should believe a lie: ¹² that they all might be damned who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.

⁹ when your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works during forty years.

¹⁵ while it is said, To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts as in the provocation. ¹⁶ For some, though they had heard, provoked him; yet not all who came out of Egypt by Moses. ¹⁷ But against whom was he incensed forty years? Was it not against those who had sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness?

² a minister of the holies, and of the true tabernacle which the Lord hath pitched, and not man.

⁵ who perform the service after the figure and shadow of things in the heavens, as Moses was divinely instructed, when he was about to finish the tabernacle. "For see," saith God, "that thou make all things according to the model shewed thee on the mount."

¹⁹ And destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he distributed their territory to them by lot.

⁸ For if Joshua had given them the rest, he would not afterwards have spoken of another day.

²² And removing him, he raised up unto them David to be king; respecting whom also he spake testifying, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall perform all my intentions."

²⁴ The God who created the world, and all things in it, he that is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples of man's construction; ²⁵ nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed any creature, himself imparting to all beings life, and breath, and all things.

³⁴ But I say to thee, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven; for it is the throne of God: ³⁵ nor by the earth; for it is the footstool of his feet: nor by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King:

²² So he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who is seated upon it.

² But Jesus said unto them, Do you not see all these things? I tell you of a certainty, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be utterly thrown down.

²¹ Jesus saith to her, Woman, believe me, that the hour approaches, when ye shall worship the Father neither in this mountain, nor at Jerusalem.

²¹ He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit on my throne, as I also have overcome, and have sat down with my Father on his throne.

¹⁵ and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We too are mortals subject to the same infirmities with you; preaching to you the gospel, that ye should turn from these vain things unto the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things which are therein:

³¹ Wherefore ye bear a testimony to yourselves, that ye are the children of those who killed the prophets. ³² Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. ³³ Ye serpents, ye broods of vipers! how can ye escape from the damnation of hell?

¹⁰ And they could not resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

⁹ And the patriarchs, envious, sold Joseph into Egypt: yet God was with him,

²⁵ For circumcision indeed is advantageous, if thou practise the law: but if thou art a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision becomes uncircumcision,

²⁸ For not he who is outwardly such, is the Jew; neither is that which is outward in the flesh, circumcision. ²⁹ But he is a Jew who is such inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

³⁰ And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye have been sealed unto the day of redemption.

³ For we are the circumcision, who serve God in spirit, and glory in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh.

¹¹ in whom also ye have been circumcised with the circumcision not made with hands, by the putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, through the circumcision of Christ:

¹² Rejoice and exult; for plenteous is your reward in the heavens: for just so they persecuted the prophets who went before you.

³⁵ And the husbandmen took his servants, one they beat, and another they killed, and a third they stoned. ³⁶ Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they treated them in the same manner. ³⁷ Then at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. ³⁸ But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come let us kill him, and let us seize on the inheritance. ³⁹ And they took him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. ⁴⁰ When therefore the master of the vineyard cometh, what will he do with these husbandmen? ⁴¹ They say unto him, He will dreadfully destroy those wicked wretches, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

³¹ Wherefore ye bear a testimony to yourselves, that ye are the children of those who killed the prophets. ³² Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. ³³ Ye serpents, ye broods of vipers! how can ye escape from the damnation of hell? ³⁴ Therefore, behold, I am sending to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye shall kill, and crucify; and some of them ye shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: ³⁵ that upon you may come all the righteous blood which hath been poured out upon the earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel, to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come on this generation. ³⁷ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those who were sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children to me, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not?

⁴⁷ Wo unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. ⁴⁸ Ye do indeed bear witness to, and with pleasure concur in your fathers' deeds; for they truly killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. ⁴⁹ Therefore also the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill, and shall persecute: ⁵⁰ that the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed since the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation: ⁵¹ from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple: verily I tell you, It shall be required of this generation.

³³ But I must go on to-day and to-morrow, and the day following: for it is impossible that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. ³⁴ O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! thou that killest the prophets, and stonest those who are sent unto thee; how often would I have collected thy children unto me, just as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

²³ him, by the destined counsel and foreknowledge of God delivered up, ye have seized, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

¹⁸ But the things which God before announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Messiah should suffer, he hath thus fulfilled.

²⁴ And all the prophets indeed from Samuel, and those who succeeded him, as many as have spoken, have also foretold those days.

¹⁰ be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarean, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him doth this man stand here sound in your presence.

²⁸ saying, Did we not lay our strict injunction upon you, that you should not teach in this name? and, lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would fain bring this man's blood upon us. ²⁹ Then Peter and the apostles answering said, We must obey God rather than men. ³⁰ The God of our fathers hath raised up Jesus, whom ye had killed, suspending him on a tree.

¹⁴ And he said, The God of our fathers hath predestinated thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

¹⁵ who both murdered the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us, and please not God, and are in opposition to all mankind;

¹¹ investigating to what time and to what conjuncture the Spirit of Christ in them pointed, when predicting the sufferings coming upon Christ, and the glories subsequent thereto.

¹ MY dear children, these things I write to you, that ye should not sin. And if any of us sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

⁷ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things saith the Holy One, he that is true, who hath the key of David, who openeth, and none shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth.

¹⁰ And I fell down before his feet to worship him: and he said unto me, See thou dost not so: I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus.

¹⁹ Hath not Moses given you the law, yet none of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?

²³ thou who gloriest in the law, dishonourest thou God by the transgression of the law? ²⁴ for the name of God is blasphemed through you among the heathen, as it is written. ²⁵ For circumcision indeed is advantageous, if thou practise the law: but if thou art a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision becomes uncircumcision,

¹³ For even they who are themselves circumcised do not keep the law, but desire you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

¹² But the children of the kingdom shall be cast into the outer darkness: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

⁴² and will cast them into a furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

⁵⁰ and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

¹³ Then said the king to the servants, Bind his feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him into the darkness, which is without; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

⁵¹ And will cut him asunder, and give him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

³⁰ And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

²⁸ There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom, and yourselves cast out.

²² And they gave him audience to this sentence, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. ²³ So when they began raising a vast clamour, and stripping off their garments, and casting dust into the air,

¹⁹ Then the Lord, after having thus spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

³ And if I go and prepare you a place, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

¹⁰ And as they looked up earnestly into the heaven, while he was passing, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; ¹¹ who also said to them, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, in the same manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves.

⁸ Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

³ Therefore, brethren, do ye look out for seven men from among yourselves, the best approved, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint to superintend this business.

⁵ And this saying was very agreeable to all the multitude: and they elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicholas a proselyte a man of Antioch:

⁸ Now Stephen, full of faith and of power, wrought great miracles and signs among the people.

⁹ Then Saul (now Paul), filled with the Holy Ghost, and fixing his eyes upon him, ¹⁰ said, O thou full of all guile and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the strait ways of the Lord?

⁶ For the God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, he hath shined into our hearts, to give illumination of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

² I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body I know not, or whether out of the body I know not: God knoweth;) such a one was caught up unto the third heavens. ³ And I knew such a man, (whether in the body or out of the body I know not: God knoweth,) ⁴ that he was caught up into paradise, and heard ineffable words, which it is not permitted to man to speak.

¹ NOW the summary of the things spoken is this: we have such an high-priest, who hath taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens;

¹⁷ For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when such a voice was sent forth to him from the transcendently magnificent glory, This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.

¹ AFTER these things I beheld, and, lo! a door was opened in heaven, and a voice, the first which I heard, as of a trumpet, speaking to me, said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee what things will be after these. ² And immediately I was [rapt] in spirit: and, lo! a throne was placed in heaven, and upon the throne a person sitting. ³ And he that sat was in appearance like a stone of jasper and sardine: and a rainbow encircled the throne, like in hue to an emerald.

¹¹ having the glory of God: and her brilliance was like the most precious gem, as a jasper stone, transparent as crystal;

¹⁶ And Jesus, after his baptism, came straight from the water: and lo! the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as it were a dove, and coming upon him:

²⁰ And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where he can lay his head.

²⁷ For the Son of man shall hereafter come in the glory of his Father, with his angels, and then shall he recompense every man according to his practice. ²⁸ Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here, who shall in no wise taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

³¹ But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:

⁶⁴ Jesus saith to him, Thou hast spoken [the fact]. Moreover I tell you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. ⁶⁵ Then the high-priest rent his garments, saying, he hath blasphemed: what farther need have we of witnesses? lo! now ye have heard his blasphemy:

¹⁰ And immediately on going up from the water, he saw the heavens divided by a chasm, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:

²¹ Now it came to pass, at the time when John was baptising all the people, that Jesus also was baptised, and as he prayed, the heaven was opened,

⁵¹ And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I tell you, From henceforth ye shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

²² For the Father never judgeth any man, but hath committed all judgment to the Son: ²³ in order that all may honour the Son, just as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him. ²⁴ Verily, verily, I say unto you, That he that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment; but is passed from death into life. ²⁵ Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, yea, it is now, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. ²⁶ For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son also to have life in himself; ²⁷ and hath given him authority also to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man.

¹¹ And he saw heaven opened, and there descended to him a certain vessel, as a great sheet with chains at the four corners, and resting upon the earth:

¹⁶ This was thrice repeated: and the vessel was again taken up into heaven.

¹ AFTER these things I beheld, and, lo! a door was opened in heaven, and a voice, the first which I heard, as of a trumpet, speaking to me, said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee what things will be after these.

¹⁹ And the temple of God was opened in the heaven, and there appeared the ark of his covenant in his temple: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and earthquake, and a great hail.

¹¹ And I saw heaven opened, and lo a white horse; and he that sat upon it, is called Faithful and True, and with righteousness doth he judge and make war.

²⁷ But as the seven days were now drawing to their period, some Jews from Asia seeing him in the temple, excited all the populace to tumult, and laid hands upon him, ²⁸ crying out, Men of Israel, help! This is the man, who, by his preaching, sets all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place: yea and more still, hath brought Greeks into the temple, and defiled this holy place: ²⁹ (for they had before seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they imagined that Paul had introduced into the temple.) ³⁰ And the whole city was in motion, and there was a concourse of people assembled: and laying hands on Paul, they dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut. ³¹ And as they were attempting to murder him, the report reached the military tribune of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

²⁷ This person had been seized by the Jews, and was ready to be slain by them: but coming on them with the guard, I rescued him out of their hands, having understood that he was a Roman citizen.

²⁹ and rising up, dragged him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill, on which their city was built, in order to cast him down headlong:

²³ And Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon's portico. ²⁴ Then the Jews came about him, and said to him, How long dost thou keep our soul in suspense? If thou art the Messiah, tell us plainly. ²⁵ Jesus answered them; I told you, and ye believed not: the works which I do in the name of my Father, they bear witness of me. ²⁶ But ye believe not, for ye are not of my sheep, as I told you.

¹¹ Then they suborned men to say, We heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses, and against God.

¹³ and they set up false witnesses, saying, This man doth not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

¹ BUT Saul was delighted with his execution. Now on that very day commenced a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all, besides the apostles, were dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria.

¹ BUT Saul, still breathing out threatenings and murder against the disciples of the Lord, applying to the high-priest, ² besought of him letters for the synagogues at Damascus, that if he should find any persons of this way, whether men or women, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem. ³ So advancing on his journey, he was drawing nigh to Damascus: and suddenly there shone around him a light from heaven: ⁴ and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? ⁵ Then said he, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting: It is difficult for thee to kick against the goads. ⁶ And trembling and amazed he said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. ⁷ And the men who travelled with him stood astonished, hearing indeed a voice, but seeing no man. ⁸ Then Paul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus. ⁹ And he was three days seeing nothing, and did neither eat nor drink. ¹⁰ Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Here I am, Lord. ¹¹ Then the Lord said to him, Arise, go into the street called Strait, and inquire at the house of Judas for one named Saul a man of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying, ¹² and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming to him, and laying his hand upon him, that he may recover his sight. ¹³ But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how many evils he hath inflicted on thy saints at Jerusalem: ¹⁴ and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name. ¹⁵ But the Lord said unto him, Go: for this man is an elect vessel for me, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the children of Israel: ¹⁶ for I will shew him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake. ¹⁷ Then went Ananias, and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who was seen by thee in the way that thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest recover thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. ¹⁸ And directly there fell from his eyes as it were scales: and he recovered sight instantly, and arose, and was baptised. ¹⁹ And when he had taken nourishment, he regained his strength. And Saul continued with the disciples who were at Damascus several days.

⁴ so much so that I persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women.

²⁰ and when the blood of Stephen thy martyr was shed, I myself even stood by, and took delight in his execution, and guarded the garments of those who slew him.

¹² Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. ¹³ Therefore let us go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

⁴⁶ And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit: and having said this, he expired.

²¹ And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the Lord shall be saved."

¹⁴ and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.

²¹ And all who heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this the man who made havoc at Jerusalem, among those who called on this name? and hither he came for this purpose, that he might carry them in chains unto the chief priests?

¹⁶ And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

¹² For there is no difference between either Jew or Greek: for the same Lord of all is rich to all that call upon him. ¹³ "For every one shall be saved, whosoever calleth on the name of the Lord." ¹⁴ How then shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? but how shall they hear without a preacher?

² to the church of God which is at Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, to the called saints, with all those who invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both their's and our's:

⁴⁴ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who treat you insolently, and persecute you;

⁵² and the sepulchres were opened; and many bodies of saints, who slept, arose;

²⁸ bless those who curse you, and pray for those who wantonly insult you.

⁴¹ And he withdrew from them about a stone's cast, and kneeling down, he prayed,

³⁴ And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Then dividing his garments, they cast the lot.

⁴⁰ But Peter putting them all out, fell upon his knees, and prayed; and turning to the body, said, Tabitha, arise! And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

³⁶ For David indeed, after having served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was placed with his fathers, and saw corruption.

³⁶ And when he had spoken these things, he fell on his knees, and prayed with them all.

⁵ But when we had stayed out those days, we departed, and went on our journey, all of them attending us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the sea shore, we joined in prayer;

¹⁴ Bless them who persecute you; bless, and curse not. ¹⁵ Rejoice with those that rejoice, and weep with those that weep. ¹⁶ Be of the same mind among each other. Affect not high things, but be condescending to the lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits. ¹⁷ Render to no man evil for evil. Be provident of things laudable in the sight of all men. ¹⁸ If possible, as far as you can, be at peace with all men. ¹⁹ Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto wrath: for it is written, "Vengeance belongeth to me; I will recompence, saith the Lord." ²⁰ If therefore thine enemy hunger, give him food; if he thirst, give him drink: for so doing, thou shalt heap up coals of fire on his head. ²¹ Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

³⁰ For this cause many are diseased and infirm among you, and some asleep [in death].

⁶ afterwards he appeared before five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater number remain alive unto this hour, but some also are gone to rest.

¹⁸ Then also they who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

²⁰ But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep.

⁵¹ Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not indeed all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

¹³ Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are fallen asleep, that ye be not afflicted, as the rest [of mankind] who have no hope. ¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died, and rose again, so also those that have fallen asleep for Jesus shall God bring with him.

¹⁰ who died for us, that whether we sleep, or whether we wake, we may live together with him.